Kawasaki vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1399
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3286
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$674
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$1059
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$1360
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
99
94
😀 Quality of life
93
89
🏙️ Population
1.54M
4.05M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 26% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4342nd and 5023rd ($1399 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 2nd in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Kawasaki ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 62nd and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs New Taipei

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Kawasaki New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.51
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.7
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.28
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$712
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1286
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.7%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5332
$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3319
$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.37
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.1
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.82
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.1
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.05
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.5
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.3
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.6
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.2
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12261
$18576

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1343
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1154
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1160
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1034
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1104
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1176
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1066
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1084
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1118
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1125
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1155
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1127
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1073
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$957
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1137
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$980
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1104
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1116
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1126
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1116
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1119
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$909
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1100
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1138
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1102
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1107
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1074
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$992
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1040
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1115
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$982
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1144

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1257
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$698
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$610
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$617
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$465
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$665
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$602